Amina Sato

Amina Sato (佐藤亜美菜, Satō Amina, born October 16, 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actress^[1] and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. In AKB48, she was originally a fourth generation trainee, then in Team A, in Team B, and finally in Team K. Amina Sato was also a member of a pop group named No Name, which consisted of several AKB48 members voice acting in the animation series AKB0048.

Amina Sato
佐藤亜美菜
Amina Sato in 2013
Born	(1990-10-16) October 16, 1990 (age 33) Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Voice actor narrator radio personality
Years active	2008–present
Agent	Office Osawa
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals

Career edit

AKB48 edit

Sato joined the Japanese idol group AKB48 as a 4th generation trainee. In April 2008 she was promoted to Team A. In the first AKB48 general election in 2009, she placed eighth overall and was part of the group's A-side single.^[2]

On August 23, 2009, at an AKB48 concert it was announced that in October she would be transferred from Team A to Team B. The transfer finally came into effect on May 21, 2010.

In summer 2010 she placed 18th in the second general election, earning a place on the A-side of AKB48's 17th single "Heavy Rotation".^[3] In the third general election in 2011, she placed 18th, winning a spot on the A-side for the single "Flying Get".^[4]

In December 2011 she passed an audition to voice act in AKB48's animated TV series AKB0048. Broadcast from April 2012, it featured her voice as one of the main characters Yūka Ichijō.^[2] She also participated in the two singles released by the associated pop unit No Name, composed of AKB48 members who were voice acting in the anime series.^[2] She reprised the role of Yuka in AKB0048's second season.

In 2012, she placed 21st in AKB48's fourth general election,^[5] and performed on the B-side track "Nante Bohemian" as part of Under Girls for the single "Gingham Check". In 2013, she placed 33rd on the fifth general election.^[6] The election rank made her the choreography center of the group Next Girls (formed of those who placed 33 to 48) which performed a B-side track for the single "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie".^[7]^[8]

On November 1, 2012, as part of a mass group shuffle announced on August 24 (on the first day of the AKB48 Tokyo Dome concert series), she was transferred from AKB48's Team B to Team K.^[9]^[10]

On December 22, 2013, at an AKB48 Team K's stage performance in Tokyo, Sato announced her graduation from AKB48.^[11] In her statement she expressed her intention to pursue her dream of becoming a voice actress.^[2]^[12] She graduated at a performance in the AKB48 Theater on January 15, 2014.^[13]^[14]

Post-AKB48 edit

In July 2016, Sato released a single as Arisu Tachibana, the character she voices in The Idolmaster anime series. The single reached number 8 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart.^[15]

In December 2016, it was announced that Sato would lend her voice to a new character that was being added to anime Girlish Number, a 17-year-old girl named Nanami Sakuragaoka.^[16]

In October 2021, Sato performed in the 10th anniversary live tour of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS as Arisu Tachibana. She sang three songs: to you for me, Hi-Fi☆ Days, and Shine!!^[17]

Personal life edit

In 2019, Sato announced on Twitter that she had gotten married to a non-celebrity man. ^[18]

Discography edit

Solo singles edit

Title	Release date	Charts
Title	Release date	JP Oricon ^[19]
"The Idolmaster Cinderella Master 036 Tachibana Arisu" (THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 036 橘ありす) as Arisu Tachibana (cv. Amina Sato)	November 30, 2015	8

Singles and other songs with AKB48 edit

Songs on AKB48 singles edit

A-sides edit

B-sides edit

"Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara"
"Nusumareta Kuchibiru"
"Nakeru Basho"
"Love Jump"
"Area K"
"Hito no Chikara"
"Gondola Lift"
"Yobisute Fantasy"
"Hitsujikai no Tabi"
"Mitsu no Namida"
"Nante Bohemian"
"Scrap & Build"
"Yūhi Marie"
"How Come?"
"Kondo Koso Ecstasy"

Original songs on AKB48 albums edit

"Ningyo no Vacances" (on the album Koko ni Ita Koto)

Appearances edit

See 佐藤亜美菜#出演 in the Japanese Wikipedia.

TV dramas edit

Majisuka Gakuen (2010)
Sakura Kara no Tegami (2011)
Majisuka Gakuen 2 (2011)

Stage plays edit

Dump Show! (2011)
SEMPO (ja) (musical, 2013)^[20]
Papa no Tanjōbi (パパの誕生日) (original musical, on stage since 26 July 2014)

Radio shows edit

AKB48 no All Night Nippon

Voice acting edit

Anime edit

AKB0048 (2012) — Yūka Ichijō (main)
AKB0048: Next Stage (2013) — Yūka Ichijō (main)
Jewelpet: Magical Change — Nene (supporting)
Morita-san wa Mukuchi — girl with glasses (supporting)
Kids on the Slope — Mariko (supporting)
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls 2nd Season — Arisu Tachibana (supporting)
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Anytime, Anywhere with Cinderella — Arisu Tachibana (supporting)^[21]
Triage X — Oriha Nashida (main)
Triage X: Recollection XOXO — Oriha Nashida (supporting)
Girlish Number — Nanami Sakuragaoka (supporting)
Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale — Natura (supporting)
Gekidol — Mayuri Nakamura (supporting)^[22]
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 — Arisu Tachibana^[23]

Video games edit

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls — Arisu Tachibana
Counter:Side — Lycoris

Dubbing edit

Live-action edit

Clifford the Big Red Dog – Isabelle^[24]
A Series of Unfortunate Events – Carmelita Spats^[25]

Animation edit

Johnny Test - Mary Test^[26]

References edit

^ ""Girlish Number" Adds New Aspiring Voice Actress to Its Ranks". Crunchyroll. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "AKB48佐藤亜美菜、声優を目指しグループ卒業". Natalie. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ "AKB48 選抜総選挙結果" [AKB48 Selection Election]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
^ "AKB48 22ndシングル選抜総選挙結果" [AKB48 22nd Single selection Election]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
^ "AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙開票結果" [AKB48 27th Single selection election vote counting result]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
^ "AKB佐藤亜美菜が卒業発表「声優目指す」キャプテン大島優子も激励". Oricon. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ . Tokyo Sports. 2013-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
^ "AKB48 32ndシングル選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.
^ "AKB48 Announces Tectonic Line-Up Shift". 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
^ 組閣後新体制 - AKB48オフィシャルブログ 2012年8月24日
^ "Idol Amina Satō to Graduate From AKB48 to Focus on Voice-Acting". Anime News Network. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "AKB48's Sato Amina announces her graduation to become a voice actress". Tokyohive. 2013-12-22.
^ "AKB48 卒業の佐藤亜美菜へ向けた鈴木まりやのブログが話題に". 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ "佐藤亜美菜「恩返ししたい」涙の卒業公演". Nikkan Sports. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ "『シンデレラガールズ』、「生存本能ヴァルキュリア」がオリコン初登場5位". 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
^ "『ガーリッシュナンバー』、4/9開催イベントに佐藤亜美菜の出演決定". My Navi News. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ "『アイドルマスターシンデレラガールズ』10周年ライブツアーがいよいよスタート！約1年8ヵ月ぶりの有観客となる福岡公演1日目をレポート". Famitsu (in jp). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2024-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Former AKB48's Sato Amina announces marriage". tokyohive. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
^ 佐藤亜美菜の売上ランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ "【人たらしの極意】元ＡＫＢ・佐藤亜美菜奮闘ミュージカルにエール声優としても地道に活動". ZAKZAK. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
^ "竹達彩奈さん＆久野美咲さんがシークレットゲスト！『アイマスシンデレラガールズ』4thライブSSA公演1日目リポート". Famitsu. 2016-10-15.
^ "Gekidol Original TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, January 2021 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls U149 TV Anime's New Video Reveals Staff, Cast, April 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 27, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ "でっかくなっちゃった赤い子犬僕はクリフォード－日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "レモニー・スニケットの世にも不幸なできごとシーズン２＃１おしおきの寄宿学校：パート１". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved May 20, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ @airi03meooow (September 2, 2015). "そして『ジョニーテスト』(*´ー｀*)♪こちらのアニメでは、水島裕さん演じる主人公ジョニーの双子の姉、スーザンを吹き替えさせて頂きました！初めての海外アニメのレギュラーで緊張しました…！相方のメアリーは佐藤亜美菜ちゃんがご担当されております！" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links edit

Official agency profile (in Japanese)
Amina Sato at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Amina Sato at IMDb

[1] ""Girlish Number" Adds New Aspiring Voice Actress to Its Ranks". Crunchyroll. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[natalie20131222-2] "AKB48佐藤亜美菜、声優を目指しグループ卒業". Natalie. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[vote2-3] "AKB48 選抜総選挙結果" [AKB48 Selection Election]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

[vote3-4] "AKB48 22ndシングル選抜総選挙結果" [AKB48 22nd Single selection Election]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

[vote4-5] "AKB48 27thシングル選抜総選挙開票結果" [AKB48 27th Single selection election vote counting result]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). Ameblo.jp. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

[6] "AKB佐藤亜美菜が卒業発表「声優目指す」キャプテン大島優子も激励". Oricon. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[7] . Tokyo Sports. 2013-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

[election2013-8] "AKB48 32ndシングル選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.

[9] "AKB48 Announces Tectonic Line-Up Shift". 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2016-12-14.

[10] 組閣後新体制 - AKB48オフィシャルブログ 2012年8月24日

[11] "Idol Amina Satō to Graduate From AKB48 to Focus on Voice-Acting". Anime News Network. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[12] "AKB48's Sato Amina announces her graduation to become a voice actress". Tokyohive. 2013-12-22.

[13] "AKB48 卒業の佐藤亜美菜へ向けた鈴木まりやのブログが話題に". 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[14] "佐藤亜美菜「恩返ししたい」涙の卒業公演". Nikkan Sports. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[15] "『シンデレラガールズ』、「生存本能ヴァルキュリア」がオリコン初登場5位". 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

[16] "『ガーリッシュナンバー』、4/9開催イベントに佐藤亜美菜の出演決定". My Navi News. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[17] "『アイドルマスターシンデレラガールズ』10周年ライブツアーがいよいよスタート！約1年8ヵ月ぶりの有観客となる福岡公演1日目をレポート". Famitsu (in jp). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2024-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[18] "Former AKB48's Sato Amina announces marriage". tokyohive. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

[19] 佐藤亜美菜の売上ランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[zakzak20140724-20] "【人たらしの極意】元ＡＫＢ・佐藤亜美菜奮闘ミュージカルにエール声優としても地道に活動". ZAKZAK. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

[21] "竹達彩奈さん＆久野美咲さんがシークレットゲスト！『アイマスシンデレラガールズ』4thライブSSA公演1日目リポート". Famitsu. 2016-10-15.

[22] "Gekidol Original TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, January 2021 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[23] "The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls U149 TV Anime's New Video Reveals Staff, Cast, April 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 27, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

[24] "でっかくなっちゃった赤い子犬僕はクリフォード－日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[25] "レモニー・スニケットの世にも不幸なできごとシーズン２＃１おしおきの寄宿学校：パート１". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved May 20, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[26] @airi03meooow (September 2, 2015). "そして『ジョニーテスト』(*´ー｀*)♪こちらのアニメでは、水島裕さん演じる主人公ジョニーの双子の姉、スーザンを吹き替えさせて頂きました！初めての海外アニメのレギュラーで緊張しました…！相方のメアリーは佐藤亜美菜ちゃんがご担当されております！" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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